Why the study?
Does the area drawn as damaged in heart drawings by patients with acute myocardial infarction predict posttraumatic stress symptoms?
Does the area drawn as damaged in heart drawings by patients with acute myocardial infarction predict posttraumatic stress symptoms?
Heart drawings by patients with acute myocardial infarction may serve as a simple tool to identify maladaptive cognitions and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Heart drawings may flag post-MI distress and PTSS risk; leaves open screening utility pending prospective validation.
The aim of this study was to examine whether heart drawings of patients with acute myocardial infarction reflect acute distress symptoms and negative illness beliefs and predict posttraumatic stress symptoms 3 months post-myocardial infarction. In total, 84 patients aged over 18 years drew pictures of their heart. The larger the area drawn as damaged, the greater were the levels of acute distress ( r = 0.36; p < 0.05), negative illness perceptions ( r = 0.42, p < 0.05), and posttraumatic stress symptoms ( r = 0.54, p < 0.01). Pain drawings may offer a tool to identify maladaptive cognitions and thus patients at risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.
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